Hypertensive patients over the age of 60 should not be taking antihypertensive reserpine

Reserpine is commonly used antihypertensive drugs can lower blood pressure and slow down the heart rate, and the role of slow, gentle and long-lasting. Third People's Hospital of Zhengzhou City Pharmacy remind Chen Yong, director of "river health" of readers, some patients with hypertension inappropriate use of reserpine. Patients over 60 years of age not reserpine on the central nervous system with long-lasting stability, over the age of 60 should avoid the use of reserpine, as well as the role of the central nervous system drugs, in order to prevent depression. Drivers should avoid using reserpine, methyl dopa, chlorine and pressure will have different views, such as the degree of central inhibition and high-altitude operations personnel, pilots, mechanics, etc. should be avoided. Have a history of angina and bradycardia were cautiously uses reserpine, chlorine pressure there is the role of the heart rate, bradycardia and a history of angina must cautiously uses. Ulcer patients are cautiously uses reserpine can add to canker, ulcer disease in patients with hypertension should be cautiously uses. Taking antihypertensive drugs are very particular about. Jibo one hour before sleep at night because of low blood pressure during the day than the peak, after falling asleep in the resting state of the body when it even more obvious, and therefore one hour before sleep Jibo antihypertensive agents, so as not to drop so low blood pressure, slow blood flow, such as cerebral thrombosis arising serious complications. The latest drug may not be suited to their own conditions to choose an effective drug and Chen Yong reminded, the latest drug is not necessarily the best drugs, not necessarily the most suitable for their own drugs. The elderly to reduce the dose of conventional doses of antihypertensive medicine in older people more vulnerable in the reaction, therefore, the elderly hypertensive patients dosage should be conventional dosage of 1 / 2 to 1 / 3. Medication during the periodic review of each medication should be reviewed more on blood lipids, blood glucose, creatinine, such as ECG.